D
[Verse 1]
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinkertoy
A A7 D D7
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy
[Verse 2]
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D
I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you?
He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
A
Just bring him in the front door
D
That's the easy thing to do
[Bridge]
G C
I can see me now on Christmas morning
G C
Creeping down the stairs
D
Oh what joy and what surprise
G
When I open up my eyes
A7 D
To see a hippo hero standing there
[Chorus]
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
A A7 D
I only like hippopotamuses
C D G
And hippopotamuses like me too
[Intrumental]
G D
[Verse 3]
D
Mom says the hippo will eat me up, but then
A D
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian
[Intrumental]
G D
[Verse 4]
D
There's lots of room for him in our two-car garage
A A7 D
I'll feed him there and wash him there and give him his massage
[Bridge]
G C
I can see me now on Christmas morning
G C
Creeping down the stairs
D
Oh what joy and what surprise
G
When I open up my eyes
A7 D
To see a hippo hero standing there
[Chorus]
G
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
D
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
A A7 D
I only like hippopotamuses
C D G
And hippopotamuses like me too
C D G
And hippopotamuses like me too
C D G
And hippopotamuses like me too
